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Athabasca Touts Strong Oil Production at Duvernay, Montney
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Athabasca Oil Corporation has reported an update of its light oil operations in the Fox Creek area of the Alberta Deep Basin.
In December 2012 , the Light Oil Division achieved its goal with production rates of greater than 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) comprised of approximately 50 percent oil and condensate.
Daily oil and gas production ramped up during Q4 2012, as the Company constructed and commissioned its wholly-owned infrastructure with a capacity of 36,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) and 48 million cubic feet per day (mmcf/d) of natural gas.
In October 2012 , Athabasca commissioned a 63-kilometre-long, 12-inch-diameter trunk pipeline with a capacity of up to 180 mmcf/d. The Kaybob West Battery was commissioned in October 2012 , followed by the Kaybob East and…
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